Metro

Puri: A 31-year-old man from Kolkata was caught with spectacles fitted with hidden cameras inside the Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri town Wednesday, police said. Photography or videography in the 12th-century shrine is banned. This was the fourth case of a person getting caught with...

Bhubaneswar: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is scheduled to inaugurate a national conference of chairpersons of various committees of Parliament and state legislatures on the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Bhubaneswar this month, an official release said Wednesday. Such a conference will...

Bhubaneswar: In a unique display of devotion, miniature artist L. Ishwar Rao from Gopinathpur in Jatni has crafted what he claims is the smallest Ganesh idol this festive season. The sculpture, carved on a pencil tip, stands just 0.5 cm tall and took him nearly...

Keonjhar/Hatadihi: A petition has been filed in the Orissa High Court alleging irregularities in the request for proposal (RFP) tender process for the selection of a project management unit (PMU) under Keonjhar District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and in the approval and disbursal of salaries with...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: The Capital is abuzz with festive spirit as Ganesh Puja 2025 begins Wednesday, marked by grandeur, creativity, and a rising focus on sustainability. Over 340 pandals have illuminated the City—some soaring over 60 feet—promising to draw lakhs of devotees and...

Bhubaneswar: After nearly a decade, seagrass meadows—crucial for marine ecosystems—have naturally reappeared in Haripur Creek near Gopalpur, Odisha. Scientists attribute this rare ecological revival to reduced human activity during the Covid-19 lockdowns between 2019 and 2021. Seagrasses, often called “ecosystem engineers,” play a key role...

Cuttack: Stating that public safety cannot be compromised for celebration, the Orissa High Court issued a host of directions to ensure smooth conduct of upcoming festivals in Cuttack, beginning with Ganesh Puja August 27. Taking suo motu cognisance of recurring "civic failures", a division bench...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will come up with a Heritage policy for conservation, preservation and beautification of over 3,000 heritage monuments across the state, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said here Tuesday. Parida said this after chairing a meeting organised to discuss conservation and beautification...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD in Odisha Tuesday appointed new presidents of its students' and youth wings. Ipsita Sahu was named the president of the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), according to an office order signed by BJD president Naveen Patnaik. Debesh Acharya was appointed BCJD's...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD Tuesday alleged that the BJP government in the state has so far changed the names of 25 schemes of the previous regime, and the new programme announced by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is one of them. The BJD, which ruled...